How to Say ‘Please do’ in Japanese
してください
shi te kudasai
[shee teh koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: Polite request form. Attach to a verb: [確認してください] (“please check”).
🇯🇵 In Japan: In formal settings, requests are often phrased with [～してください] to sound clear but polite.
Phrase Breakdown
し
shi
[shee]
do (te-form stem)
Part of してください (“please do”). Here it attaches to お大事にして…
お大事にしてください。
Please take care.
て
te
[teh]
te-form connector
Connects to ください to make a polite request: 〜てください.
お大事にしてください。
Please take care.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please (do); please give me
Used after the te-form to make a polite request. Very common in school communication.
お大事にしてください。
Please take care.
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